An attacker was shot after an officer was hit with a baseball bat in North Hills. Jonathan Gonzalez reports for Today in LA Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2017.
An off-duty police officer was assaulted and the attacker was shot early Wednesday in North Hills.
The Los Angeles Police Department officer made an "officer needs help" call at approximately 1:15 a.m. near Nordhoff Street and Orion Avenue, according to the LAPD Mission Division.
The officer was hit with a baseball bat then transported to a hospital in stable condition. The attacker was also taken to a hospital in stable condition after he was shot in the stomach.
Details on what led up to the assault were not immediately clear.
